RE: an idea about my boost problem

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> You just found your gremlin.  That hose is collapsing under the suction
> of the turbo trying to get enough air to provide 6+ psi of boost to an
> engine turning more than 4000rpms.
> 
> One option that I've heard of people doing is to replace that hose with
> a piece of metal pipe and just use some short sections of rubber hose
> and clamps to connect it to the intake spout and down by the turbo.
> 
... agreed.  What I suggested offline to Michael is that he could simulate
the reinforcements like are on the Audi-spec'd hose for the ur-q by
installing tie wraps every couple inches along the length of the hose ...

I remember some time back that someone posted information about where one
could get reinforced hose similar to the stuff that Audi uses in different
diameters.  While I'm sure this solution would be more expensive than using
a solid metal pipe, you wouldn't have to deal with the logistics of getting
the right sort of pipe and having it bent ... or maybe you could somehow get
the OEM hose from the 5k to work ...

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)